Miss USA 1986
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Miss USA 1986, the 35th Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant, was televised live on May 20 from Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

 on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

. The ceremonies were hosted by Bob Barker
Bob Barker
Robert William "Bob" Barker is a former American television game show host. He is best known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history, and for hosting Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.Born...

. At the conclusion of the final competition, Christy Fichtner
Christy Fichtner
Christiane Crane "Christy" Fichtner is a former Miss USA and first runner-up to . In 2003, she participated in Who Wants to Marry My Dad?.-Early life:...

 of Texas
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....

 was crowned Miss USA, becoming the second consecutive winner from Texas.

Placements

  • Miss USA 1986: Christy Fichtner
    Christy Fichtner
    Christiane Crane "Christy" Fichtner is a former Miss USA and first runner-up to . In 2003, she participated in Who Wants to Marry My Dad?.-Early life:...

    (Texas
    Miss Texas USA
    The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....

    )
  • The runners-up were:
    • 1st runner-up: Halle Berry
      Halle Berry
      Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...

      (Ohio
      Miss Ohio USA
      The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant.Ohio achieved success in the first decades of the Miss USA competition but has not done as well in recent years...

      )
    • 2nd runner-up: Tami Tesh (Georgia
      Miss Georgia USA
      The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Georgia in the Miss USA pageant.Historically, Georgia has been the eleventh most successful state at Miss USA and has performed in more recent years, placing eighth on the table of most successful states...

      )
    • 3rd runner-up: Cindy Williams
      Cindy Williams (journalist)
      Cindy Williams is an award winning news anchor with WCSH6 in Portland, Maine. Williams has won several awards from the Associated Press and the Maine Association of Broadcasters for her anchoring and reporting.She has been with WCSH since 1989...

      (Mississippi
      Miss Mississippi USA
      The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant.Mississippi has not been very successful in Miss USA pageants, with only 10 placements as of 2010...

      )
    • 4th runner-up: Kelly Parsons
      Kelly Parsons
      Kelly Parsons achieved fame as an American actress and model. She was born in Coral Gables, Florida, on January 23, 1964. She won the Our Little Miss pageant in 1975...

      (California
      Miss California USA
      Miss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....

      )
  • The semi-finalists were:
    • Tricia Bach (Illinois
      Miss Illinois USA
      The Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant.Illinois is one of the most successful states in the competition. It is one of only four states to have won four or more Miss USA titles and one of only three states to...

      )
    • Rhonda Nobles (North Carolina
      Miss North Carolina USA
      The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....

      )
    • Teresa Lucas (Oklahoma
      Miss Oklahoma USA
      For the article about the Miss America state pageant, see Miss OklahomaThe Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant....

      )
    • Maribeth Curry (South Carolina
      Miss South Carolina USA
      The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980....

      )
    • Beth King (Wyoming
      Miss Wyoming USA
      , Miss Wyoming USA 2012]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Wyoming USA pageant is currently produced by Future Productions....

      )

Special awards

  • Congeniality: Lisa Summerour-Perry (New Jersey
    Miss New Jersey USA
    The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant.New Jersey has had only moderate success at Miss USA, and has never produced a winner. New Jersey's best streak was from 1989 to 1991 when they had two 2nd...

    )
  • Photogenic: Beth King (Wyoming
    Miss Wyoming USA
    , Miss Wyoming USA 2012]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Wyoming USA pageant is currently produced by Future Productions....

    )

Delegates

  1. AL - Heather Howard
  2. AK - Kim Christopher-Taylor
  3. AZ - Jodi Lee Armstrong
  4. AR - Rhonda Blaylock
  5. CA - Kelly Parsons
  6. CO - Cheryl Ann Rohleder
  7. CT - Jennifer Benusis
  8. DE - Lynn Marie Taylor
  9. DC - Desiree Keating
  10. FL - Kathy Rosenwinkel
  11. GA - Tami Tesh
  12. HI - Toni Costa
  13. ID - Kelli Catron
  14. IN - Diane Andrysiak
  15. IA - Holly Wilkins
  16. IL - Tricia Therese Bach
  17. KS - Audra Ockerman
  18. KY - Jackie Taylor
  19. LA - Celia Brady
  20. ME - Annie Lewis
  21. MD - Kelly Koehler
  22. MA - Sheila Patrick Benson
  23. MI - Lisa Bernardi
  24. MN - Cynthia Jane Peterson
  25. MO - Barbara Webster
  26. MS - Cindy Jane Williams
  27. MT - Laurie Ryan
  28. NE - Ellen Withrow
  29. NV - LeAnna Grant
  30. NH - Lynda Mary Poulin
  31. NJ - Lisa Summerour-Perry
  32. NM - Heather Howell
  33. NY - Beth Laufer
  34. NC - Rhonda Nobles
  35. ND - Beth Ann Remmick
  36. OH - Halle Berry
  37. OK - Teresa Lucas
  38. OR - Kimberly Ann Stubblefield
  39. PA - Sherri Fitzpatrick
  40. RI - Donna Silva
  41. SC - Maribeth Curry
  42. SD - Lori Schumacher
  43. TN - Karen Compton
  44. TX - Christiane Crane Fichtner
  45. UT - Stephanie Reber
  46. VT - Tracey Danielle Morton
  47. VA - Maureen Carney McDonnell
  48. WA - Jacqueline McMahon
  49. WV - Shonna Lyons
  50. WI - Bonnie Joan Bonnicksen
  51. WY - Beth King

Judges

  • Michael Young
  • Dave Robinson
    Dave Robinson
    Richard David Robinson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins.-Early life:...

  • Mai Shanley
    Mai Shanley
    Mai Therese Shanley , Miss New Mexico USA, Miss USA 1984, is a former beauty queen. Her mother is ethnically Taiwanese and is from Taiwan, while her father is Irish American....

  • John Callahan
    John Callahan
    John Callahan is an American actor, best known for his work as Edmund Grey on the soap opera All My Children. He was born in Brooklyn, New York....

  • Miriam Stevenson
    Miriam Stevenson
    Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson born 4 July 1933, of Winnsboro, South Carolina, won the Miss USA pageant as Miss South Carolina USA in 1954. She was the first Miss USA to hold the Miss Universe beauty crown....

  • Christopher Hewett
    Christopher Hewett
    Christopher Michael Hewett was an English actor and theatre director best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere on the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere.-Career:...

  • Carol Connors
    Carol Connors
    Carol Connors may refer to:* Carol Connors , American erotic actress* Carol Connors , American singer-songwriter...

  • John Bolger
    John Bolger
    John Emanuel Bolger is an American actor. He attended Holy Family High School and graduated from Bucknell University in 1977 He was a Dorm Resident Adviser as well as appearing in many campus productions. He also played football was a starting linebacker for the Bucknell Bison...

  • Maria Remenyi
    Maria Remenyi
    Maria Remenyi is a beauty queen who held the title of Miss USA 1966.-Early life:Remenyi was born in Denmark and grew up in Hungary after her father was transferred to an army post there...

  • Waymon Tisdale
  • Kim Tomes
  • René Enríquez
    René Enríquez
    This article is on the television actor. For the Mexican Mafia dropout, see Rene Enriquez René Enríquez was an American television actor of the 1970s and 1980s. He may be best-remembered for his role as Lt...

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